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9 February 2025 | 2 replies
It's going to be tough to buy a property without steady W2 income. 8k is a good start, but you might need to keep saving.
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10 February 2025 | 2 replies
Hey Jeff without knowing any details everything is what you are able negotiate. but you have to take in account the years interest rate and purchase price and what kind of cash flow.I will say get a mentor if you’re inexperienced these kind of deals can go left if you really have little knowledge when it comes to structure .
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22 January 2025 | 25 replies
Do you see why we accountants say "likely" and "possibly" in every paragraph we write?
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14 January 2025 | 5 replies
Focus on tax-saving strategies such as cost segregation studies and bonus depreciation to accelerate deductions.By qualifying as a Real Estate Professional (spending 750+ hours annually and materially participating), you can offset your wife’s S-Corp income with real estate losses, reducing your tax liability.
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3 February 2025 | 3 replies
You’ll need to treat it like a business—handling tenant management, accounting, legal compliance, property maintenance, and more.That said, when done correctly, it’s a powerful tool for building wealth!
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1 February 2025 | 7 replies
I've never heard of a lender that wouldn't count Section 8 payments as income.
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5 February 2025 | 9 replies
I then did some wholesaling, land flipping, did some more buying and am now just doing lending to build up active income.
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11 January 2025 | 5 replies
Hi everyone! I am looking at purchasing a vacation rental in Costa Rica and I have a couple of questions in regards to that. Firstly, does anyone have an international lender that they would recommend? Secondly, doe...
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12 February 2025 | 8 replies
@Stan MendozaRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?
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6 February 2025 | 9 replies
@Ming HuangRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?